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Aztec Mythology

In the beginning there was Ometeotl, (known Ilhuicateotl « Sky god », Moyocoyan « Whom invented himself and created himself », Tloque Nahuaque « Mighty », Ipalnemohuani « Surrounding »), god of the duality, who divided himself in to two primordial beings Ometecuhtli (the male essence of the creator) and Omecihuatl (the female essence of the creator).

Huitzilopochtli

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— Modern Spellings: Huitzilopochtli (En, Fr, Es, It)
— Nahuatl Name: Huitzilōpōchtli
— Derivations: Yaotecuhtli, Yaotzin, Uitzilopochtli, Inaquizcaotl, Omiteotl-Inaquizcaotl, Teoyaotlatohua, Mextli, Mexitl, Tetzauhteotl, Painalton, Tetzahuitl, Tetzahuitl
— God Of: Will, War, Sun

—Parents: [1] God Ometecuhtli & Goddess Omecihuatl
[2] God Mixcoatl & Goddess Coatlicue
—Siblings: [1] Tezcatlipoca, Xipe-Totec, Quetzalcoatl
[2] Centzonmimixcoa, Centzonhuitznahua, Coyolxauhqui

— Spouse: None
— Offspring: None
— Animals: Hummingbird
— Plants: None
— Iconography: None
— Codex: Borgia, Telleriano-Remensis

Quetzalcoatl

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— Modern Spellings: Quetzalcoatl (En, Fr, It) Quetzalcóatl (Es)
— Nahuatl Name: Quetzalcohuātl
— Derivations: Iztauhqui-Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl
— God Of: Knowledge, Wisdom, Sun

— Parents: [1] God Ometecuhtli & Goddess Omecihuatl
[2] God Mixcoatl & Goddess Coatlicue
— Siblings: [1] Tezcatlipoca, Xipe-Totec, Huitzilopochtli
[2] Xolotl, Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

— Spouse: None
— Offspring: None
— Animals: Feathered Serpent
— Plants: None
— Iconography: None
— Codex: Borgia, Fejérváry-Mayer, Chimalpopoca

Sources

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  1. Borgia
  2. Fejérváry-Mayer
  3. Chimalpopoca Codex
  4. Magliabechiano Codex
  5. Borbonicus Codex
  6. Ríos Codex
  7. Vaticanus Codex
  8. Laud Codex
  9. Bologna Codex
  10. Ixtlilxochitl Codex
  11. Telleriano-Remensis Codex

Bibliography

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  1. (es) Primo Feliciano Velázquez, Códice Chimalpopoca. Anales de Cuauhtitlán y Leyenda de los Soles, México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, , 161 p. (ISBN 968-36-2747-1)
  2. (es) Adela Fernández, Dioses Prehispánicos de México, México, Panorama Editorial, , 162 p. (ISBN 968-38-0306-7)
  3. (es) Cecilio Agustín Robelo, Diccionario de Mitología Nahua, México, Biblioteca Porrúa. Imprenta del Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Historia y Etnología, , 851 p. (ISBN 978-9684327955)
  4. (es) Otilia Meza, El Mundo Mágico de los Dioses del Anáhuac, México, Editorial Universo México, , 153 p. (ISBN 968-35-0093-5)
  5. (en) Patricia Turner and Charles Russell Coulter, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, United States, Oxford University Press, , 608 p. (ISBN 0-19-514504-6)
  6. (en) Michael Jordan, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, United States, Library of Congress, , 402 p. (ISBN 0-8160-5923-3)
  7. François-Marie Bertrand, Dictionnaire universel, historique et comparatif, de toutes les religions du monde : comprenant le judaisme, le christianisme, le paganisme, le sabéisme, le magisme, le druidisme, le brahmanisme, le bouddhismé, le chamisme, l'islamisme, le fétichisme; Volumen 1,2,3,4, France, Migne, , 602 p.